The Carnegie Boys
The Carnegie Boys

Author: Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr.

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2012-08-10

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0786490543

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In the 1890s, the Carnegie Veterans Association began as a group of boyhood friends and older Andrew Carnegie steel partners united to share business ideas, but it evolved into a powerful secretive network in American business circles. By 1925, these Carnegie lieutenants controlled more than 60 percent of the country's industrial assets. Haunted by their past with Carnegie Steel, they demanded a new ethical relationship with labor and adopted a philanthropic philosophy of paternal capitalism, building libraries, churches, schools, and hospitals. Ultimately, their experiments in industrial democracy and "progressive industrialism" failed, but their efforts formed the root of future cooperative management and employee participation. This chronicle of the evolution and legacy of this influential association offers a new, more complex perspective on Carnegie and demonstrates how he and his lieutenants helped to shape America's view of capitalism.

The Carnegie Boys
The Carnegie Boys

Author: Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr.

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2012-08-13

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0786464550

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In the 1890s, the Carnegie Veterans Association began as a group of boyhood friends and older Andrew Carnegie steel partners united to share business ideas, but it evolved into a powerful secretive network in American business circles. By 1925, these Carnegie lieutenants controlled more than 60 percent of the country's industrial assets. Haunted by their past with Carnegie Steel, they demanded a new ethical relationship with labor and adopted a philanthropic philosophy of paternal capitalism, building libraries, churches, schools, and hospitals. Ultimately, their experiments in industrial democracy and "progressive industrialism" failed, but their efforts formed the root of future cooperative management and employee participation. This chronicle of the evolution and legacy of this influential association offers a new, more complex perspective on Carnegie and demonstrates how he and his lieutenants helped to shape America's view of capitalism.

Andrew Carnegie's Own Story for Boys and Girls
Andrew Carnegie's Own Story for Boys and Girls

Author: Andrew 1835-1919 Carnegie

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9781014857552

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Carnegie
Carnegie

Author: Sandy Henry

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2006-07-05

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1439617902

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In the late 19th century, the boroughs of Mansfield and Chartiers were situated south and west of Pittsburgh and divided by a creek. They merged to become one unified city, and a new name was sought. The community petitioned philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for financial assistance, and he responded generously. Thus, the town of Carnegie was founded on March 1, 1894. Throughout the decades that followed, Carnegie experienced rapid growth of industry, commerce, and population. Yet anyone who has ever resided there will boast of its small-town charm. The steel mills supported generations of families, who then struggled to adapt to a changing world when the plants closed down. Carnegies hometown heroes include Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner and NFL coach Mike Ditka. Carnegie is a photographic essay that chronicles the towns history and abundant contributions to industry and transportation.

Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie

Author: Dana Meachen Rau

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2005-08

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780756509958

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Discusses the life of the self-made millionaire who made his fortune in the steel industry and is remembered for his generous donations that built libraries, universities, and research facilities.